Lynnville High School - Lynnx Yearbook (Lynnville, IA)

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Senior Class Will We, the class of '55, of the city of Lynnville, county of Jasper, state of Iowa, being of sound mind and memory, do make, publish, and declare this LAST WILL AND TESTA- MENT, hereby revoking and annulling any and all Will or Wills made heretofore: I, John Terpstra, will my big feet to Pat Verwers so she will have a better understand- ing, and my car to Gael Doane so he won't have to walk Kay home. I, Robert James, will my red hair and freckles to Marilyn Van Zante, and my slow and careful driving to Glenn Van Dyke so he won't have to buy tires all of the time. I, Rex James, will my grandfather's tall tales to Earl James so he can keep up the tradition, and my knowledge of farming to Jerry Sparks. I, Roberta Wagamon, will my tallness to Earl James, my ability to get along with my father to Millie Lewis, and my loyalty to L. H. S. to Joan Van Manen. I. Florence Dunnick, will my shortness to Larry Willemsen so his weight will equal his height, and my habit of talking to Marilyn Van Zante. I, Joyce Meppelink, will my industrious attitude to Larry Willemsen, and my editorship to Pat Verwers and Carolyn Wagamon so we will have a better annual and News Real next year. I, Richard Sparks, will my wise cracks to Richard Terpstra, and my build to Jerry Sparks so he can attract the girls. We, the class of '55, leave our appreciation for helping us to make our high school days happy ones, to the faculty. We, the class of '55, leave the seats next to the door in the assembly to the junior class, and our dignity and our angelic personalities to enable them to command respect from the under classmen. The foregoing document was signed by the said class of '55 in the presence of the faculty. Class of '55 Senior Class History On August 31, 1942, five little tots started the long voyage of school days. Rex James, Gary Roorda, Richard Sparks, John Terpstra and Donald Van Weelden were the pupils. The next year we added Gerdina De Hoedt, but lost her the same year. In the following years we gained Bonnie Perkins, Junior Hudson, Wesley Roorda, Vinis Castor, Marvin Bond, Giles Jay, Leslie Gilpin, Rachel Beason, and Artie Craver. By the time we were green freshmen, we had lost all ofpthese but Artie Craver. In our freshman year we gained from country schools, Joyce Meppeling, Robert James, Florence Dunnick, and Roberta Wagamon, making our total nine. Artie Craver and Donald Van Weelden left us leaving a total of seven. Richard Sparks, John Terpstra, and Rex James have been our only faithful members spending all of their time at Lynnville Independent School. 9

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Senior Class Prophecy One day we, the class of 1956, were in our helicopter-taxi hunting for the Lost Seniors of 1955 . Our first stop was in the Navy Shipyards in San Diego, California. We found Admiral Richard P. Sparks giving orders to his shiphands of the U. S.S. Rowboat. We informed Dick of our plans, whereupon he charted us a space map, indicating the where- abouts of the rest of the Lost Seniors . We thanked Dick and jumping into our helicopter-taxi, traveled to China, our first check-point on the map. We landed our taxi just in time to see Boots come out on the stage to entertain the Army troops in her ermine bathing suit. This created quite a sensation. We chatted with Boots for a little while before we continued our journey. Again we all jumped into our taxi. This time our destination was Russsia. Here, Dick told us, we would find John. He had just taken the position as pastor in the Dumkov Haven. We decided to stay and listen to John give his first sermon which was on Dnepropetrovsk . lWhat? ? Q. We wished John the best of luck and continued on our merry way. Our next stop was in the city of love, Vienna. We spied Rex's name in lights above the Viennese Opera House. He starred in the romantic old time hit Romeo and Juliet . His leading lady was Dagmar. He told us about the command performance he had given for the queen. After the last show we boarded our helicopter-taxi and set our sights homeward. Upon arriving in New York, we went directly to the Empire State Building. On the ninetieth floor, we found the office of James, James, and James Sewer Sanitation Department. We came upon Joyce by surprise, and she, blushing deeply, removed herself quite hurriedly from her boss's lap. Joyce said that if we hurried on down to Indianapolis, we would be able to see her brother-in-law, Robert James, preparing for the Memorial Day Races. Not wanting to miss the raCe and a chance to see our old friend, we departed immediate- ly for Indiana. We arrived at the track in our helicopter-taxi just as Robert whizzed by. He came to a screeching halt in his James Special when he discovered who we were. Now we had accounted for six of the lost Seniors, and the last, but not the least, to be found was Florence. There was just one check-point left on the map, located at Miami Beach, Florida. A We arrived quite late so we decided to reserve rooms for the night and continue our Search in the morning. Wanting to splurge on our last night out, we chose the most expensive hotel in the town. While we were registering, the boys' attention was distracted by a very suave blonde. They went over to strike up a conversation, and much to their surprise it was Flo. Flo insisted that we be her guests in the Watson Hotel, which her husband, Richard, had purchased for her for a mere 17 million dollars. We spent the evening informing Flo of the whereabouts of her classmates. Bright and early the next morning we all piled into our Helicopter-taxi and headed for home contented that we knew the whereabouts of the Lost Seniors of 1955 ! 10